David Kreps
Sport: Men’s Soccer
Position: Goalie
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Agawam, MA
FP: Why’d you come to USM?
Kreps: I originally went to Orono and played soccer, but we lost every game and I didn’t play at all. We got a new coach, and he told me in March that there wasn’t going to be a spot for me on the team. I thought about it and decided that I needed to play soccer, so I looked at USM and UNE, and UNE was too expensive.
FP: What’s it like being a goalie-that last line of defense-especially on a team that is doing so well?
Kreps: There’s a lot of pressure. I used to play defense, and when I was eleven the goalie quit so my coach had me hop in. And I like the pressure, being that last person, to go-to guy. Sometimes I’m really hard on myself, since I’m a perfectionist, but in general I like it.
FP: What do you do before games? I’ve known lots of goalies who do strange things to prepare.
Kreps: The night before I try to get a good night’s sleep. And I’m really superstitious, so I try to do things the same the day and night before. I say a prayer the night before, and I have a good breakfast in the morning-pancakes and a ham and cheese omelet. Or sometimes French toast. Then I listen to techno music before the game, it gets me pretty pumped up. Oh, and I eat a banana before everyday. Helps with muscle cramps.
FP: So what do you think a hero is, and who would you consider your own hero?
Kreps: A person who is dependable, who you look at in a time of need. And I think my mom-whenever I’m in trouble I can call her and she’ll do something to cheer me up. Once last year I was having a really tough month, she sent me a care package with my favorite kid’s movie, Peter Pan, and a bag of marbles, which in the movie are said to be happy thoughts.
FP: That’s awesome, Peter Pan is a good movie!
Kreps: Yeah, I’m kind of a Disney addict. I’ve been to Disney World 20 times in my life! It makes you become a kid again, you can forget about everything else.